I launched and landed three times during the third task of the 2012 East Coast
Championship. This gave me the opportunity to practice my landings and check out
on the video about trying to get up fully vertical, which I'm not able to do in
my harness.
Previously I hadn't been trying to get up vertical, just putting up with what
the harness gave me and assuming that is just the way it is with competition
harnesses. It wasn't like this photo from the Dutch Nationals:
The pilot sure looks like he is fully vertical or close or it.
On the last landing I flare a little too early and have to hold it until I come
down.
I can still flare without being able to push up (but rather up and out), but the
flares aren't nearly as strong as they would be if I wasn't pushed back as I
pushed out. This again is due to the fact that I'm not vertical. If I was
vertical I would be pushing against the harness mains as opposed to swinging
from them. Still the glider nose does go up, just not enough to make a full air
brake.
